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Jim is at home now, getting hospice care, and resting comfortably. He is lucid again...my mom talked to him this morning. The doctors are saying 3-6 months now, and they're trying to figure out a way for him to go back to St. Louis.
But let's add some insult to injury, shall we?
As I mentioned, my Aunt Joan (Jim's mom) has been in Colorado for almost a year now, helping Jim's family out. Apparently, she was not feeling well last night and went to the hospital. She wound up having a heart attack, and a short time later, suffered a massive stroke. She's currently in a coma, and apparently has massive brain damage. So, the outlook is rather bleak at this point.
My uncle and two of my cousins (there are 4 kids total) had just returned from Colo. Spgs. Thursday, but left to return there this morning. Fortunately, my aunt's sister and brother-in-law were in town, visiting Jim, so she wasn't all alone when this happened.
My aunt wasn't the model of perfect health, but I would suspect that the situation with Jim has taken an incredible toll. She and my uncle Jim (young Jim's dad) tried for 7 years before they had young Jim. And he was the only boy, and the oldest, of 4 children. So I would imagine seeing your oldest child slipping away before your eyes is more than many can bear. I just hope she's comfortable and in little pain.
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